Summary

  • Driver jailed for nine years for brothers' hit-and-run deaths

  • Sports coach convicted of child sex offences

  • Mosque hit-and-run 'may be terror-related'

  • GP jailed for assaulting patient

  • Labour expels activist over remarks to MP

  • Wolves reveal details of promotion celebrations

  • Taxi driver fined for refusing to pick up disabled passenger

  • Jackknifed lorry blocks M5 for several hours

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  • Updates from Friday 27 April

Live Reporting

  1. Baggies thank fans for carrying them through

    BBC WM Sport

    Albion midfielder Jake Livermore says confidence and resilience has been an issue at times this season.

    The Baggies still have an outside chance of staying in the Premier League with three games to go, after a win and two draws since Darren Moore succeeded Alan Pardew.

    West Bromwich Albion"s Jake Livermore scores their first goal against LiverpoolReuters

    Jake Livermore scored the first West Brom goal, although it ended in a 2-2 draw against Liverpool.

    We will keep fighting for them. They [the supporters] got us back into the game today [Saturday] the way they never stopped. We conceded early and they never shut up. It was fantastic. It really gives the lads a lift. We're grateful for their support."

    Jake Livermore, Albion midfielder

  2. Video: What's the overnight weather?

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    Cloud and patchy rain spreads from the west this evening, with lows of 9C (48F).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  4. Wolves keen to continue winning to the end

    BBC WM Sport

    Wolves defender Conor Coady says it'll be a strange feeling on Saturday to go into a game with no pressure on the result.

    Coady says the Championship-winning team is determined to keep the wins coming until the very end of the season.

    Wolves clinched the title on Saturday - with Coady taking a penalty to add his name to the list of goalscorers this season.

    Wolves celebrates promotion to the Premier LeagueGetty Images

    Meanwhile, the council and football club say save the date for 7 May - as celebrations will be held in the city to mark Wolves' return to the Premier League.

    Nuno Espirito Santo, Manager of Wolves carried by the playersGetty Images

  5. Library to re-open following cracked glass safety fears

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC News

    The Library of Birmingham is due to re-open tomorrow after a cracked pane in the atrium led to a three-day closure.

    The site shut on Friday after the damage was found by workers.

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  6. I've had to pinch myself - Sidebottom

    Warwickshire fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom says his first 10-wicket match haul is something he will cherish.

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  7. Boy undergoes one of the biggest organ transplants

    Michele Paduano
    Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

    A seven-year-old boy has undergone a five-organ transplant at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

    Jay Crouch

    Jay Crouch now has two kidneys, a liver, pancreas and bowel after one of the biggest transplants ever carried out at the hospital.

    It means that for the first time in his life, he's now able to swallow food.

    You can see more on my story on Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.

  8. PC sentenced for police computer misuse

    Michelle Denne accessed and viewed information "for a non-policing purpose" on six occasions.

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  9. Police officer sentenced over data breach

    A Staffordshire police officer who admitted misusing the force's computer system has been sentenced to a six-month community service order.

    PC Michelle Denne, 44, had pleaded guilty to six counts of offences under the Computer Misuse Act at an earlier hearing.

    Ms Denne, from the Cannock local police team, remains suspended from duty and is to be subject to internal misconduct proceedings, the force says.

    Every day we are required to handle sensitive data and adhere to the proper use of systems without exception. Anyone who falls below these standards will be held to account and, as is the case with PC Denne, brought before the courts."

    Nick Baker, Deputy Chief Constable, Staffordshire Police

  10. Images of £50m motorway bridge revealed

    Images have been revealed of a planned £50m bridge designed to reduce congestion around a key roundabout on the M6 in Cheshire.

    The proposed bridge over the M6 at KnutsfordHighways England

    The two-section flyover would cut across the roundabout at junction 19 near Knutsford, where the motorway meets the new A556 bypass.

    It would also increase capacity on the roundabout's slip roads.

    The plans are subject to final approval from the Transport Secretary, but work could start in March 2020.

  11. Library to reopen after glass crack fix

    The £189m library closed early on Friday after damage was found in a glass pane in its roof.

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  12. Quashqai claims speed record

    A Nissan Qashqai run by a West Midlands motorsport team has claimed a world speed record for a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).

    Severn Valley Motorsport, a specialist vehicle tuning firm based in Ironbridge, clocked 237.8mph, event organisers VMax 200 announced.

    Mark LittleMark Little

    The speed, which is yet to be published by Guinness World Records, was set at RAF Kendrew in Leicestershire on Saturday.

    Driver Mark Little, from Severn Valley Motorsport, said modifications on the car were only finished the night before.

    QuashqaiMark Little
    SpeedsMark Little

    "I didn't even have the chance of a test drive", he said.

    "I've never driven at that speed before. It was very fast, very scary but also very exciting".

  13. Dialysis patient completes London Marathon

    A Warwickshire woman who has no kidneys and needs dialysis for seven hours a day has completed her first marathon.

    Maddy WarrenMaddy Warren

    Maddy Warren from Southam is the first famale dialysis patient, to tackle the 26.2-mile run in London, said Kidney Care UK - which was the hottest on record with temperatures of 24.1C recorded in St James's Park.

    She completed the course in seven hours 26 minutes.

  14. Anti-hate group to visit county

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    Carmelo Garcia

    An anti-hate campaign group will be hosting a youth conference to promote tolerance and harmony in Herefordshire.

    West Midlands Together, a cross-party organisation set up following a spike of hate crime after the Brexit referendum, will come to the county on 28 September.

    The group, which was launched by Conservative MEP Anthea McIntyre and her Labour colleague Neena Gill, was invited to the county by a Herefordshire Council officer following a recent youth conference in Birmingham.

    The event will partly focus on incidents of hate crime against eastern Europeans and others in Herefordshire.

  15. Football club secures 10-year lease

    As Hereford FC took to the pitch to celebrate their Southern League Premier Division title on Saturday, the club confirmed a 10-year-lease at Edgar Street - keeping them at the ground until 2030.

    Hereford FC mascotGetty Images

    It means they can continue with their plans for a return to a four-sided stadium at Edgar Street

    Herefordshire Council says it could mean a joint investment for a new stand and facilities at the Blackfriars Street side of the stadium, with the opportunity for nearby retail outlets.

  17. Shakespeare's birthday marked

    The 454th birthday of William Shakespeare is being celebrated in Stratford-upon-Avon today.

    The town has been marking the occasion since 1824.

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    A post box in the town has been decorated with quotes from some of the Bard's most famous works.

    PostboxRoyal Mail
    Shakespeare's graveHoly Trinity Church

    The playwright also died on this same date, in 1616.

    His grave at Holy Trinity Church in the town has been decorated with floral tributes.

  18. Highfield grateful for Crucible chance

    Liam Highfield almost quit snooker because of health issues but his decision to stay on is rewarded after his Crucible debut.

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  19. Rail company adding extra trains

    Rugby in Warwickshire will be served with an extra 35 services, amounting to more than 16,000 additional seats a week, Virgin Trains has announced.

    The new services, which begin on 21 May, ware part of the new London to Blackpool route.

  20. Tourist attraction fire investigated

    Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says it is investigating a fire at a tourist attraction in Oswestry.

    Two underground rooms built as part of a £30,000 major trench complex were completely destroyed at Park Hall Countryside Experience.

    Trench fireMark Hignett

    The fire was discovered on Monday morning.